峡 — Chinese character
峡
xiá
gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus
- Pinyin
- xiá
- Radical
- 46 ⼭ (Mountain)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 山 夹
- Formation
- ideographic — The space between 夹 two mountains 山; 夹 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 峽
- Japanese
- 峡 as a kanji
Common words with 峡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 (海峽) | hǎi xiá | strait; channel |
| 峡谷 (峽谷) | xiá gǔ | canyon; gill |
| 峡湾 (峽灣) | xiá wān | fjord |
| 山峡 (山峽) | shān xiá | gorge; canyon |
| 咽峡炎 (咽峽炎) | yān xiá yán | angina; sore throat |
| 咽峡 (咽峽) | yān xiá | isthmus of the fauces |
| 涧峡 (澗峽) | jiàn xiá | a gorge |
English words written with 峡
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.